What is the latest status of the project “Stargate AI Data Centers”?

The status recorded for “Stargate AI Data Centers” is partially operational with changes.

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Stargate AI Data Centers” to USD 500000000000.

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This Taiyo project page references inkl along with the original URL (https://www.inkl.com/news/openai-has-effectively-abandoned-first-party-stargate-data-centers-in-favor-of-more-flexible-deals-company-now-prefers-to-lease-compute-and-says-stargate-is-an-umbrella-term). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Stargate AI Data Centers

Sector: Data Center • Location: Abilene, Texas, United States

Source: inkl

Project

Partially Operational With Changes

Stargate was a joint venture announced in early 2025 by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank to invest $500 billion in AI data centers in the United States. The initial goal was to build 20 data centers, with the first project operational in Abilene, Texas. However, due to disagreements and challenges, OpenAI abandoned direct ownership and now prefers to lease compute capacity from third-party providers.

Status: Under Construction
Sector: Data Center
Location: Abilene, Texas, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: inkl

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The project “Stargate AI Data Centers” is an infrastructure initiative in the Data Center sector, located in Abilene, Texas, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from inkl.

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Original status	partially operational with changes
Taiyo status	Under Construction
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Stargate was a joint venture announced in early 2025 by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank to invest $500 billion in AI data centers in the United States. The initial goal was to build 20 data centers, with the first project operational in Abilene, Texas. However, due to disagreements and challenges, OpenAI abandoned direct ownership and now prefers to lease compute capacity from third-party providers. SoftBank owns and develops the Texas data center, while OpenAI operates it on a long-term lease. Other projects in the UK and Norway have been put on hold or taken over by partners like Microsoft.
Original sector	Technology
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Texas
City	Abilene

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Record type	Project
Sector	Data Center
Article published date	2026-05-02

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